A database of enzyme diversity
Scientists have a constructed a new database of the diversity in an enzyme that is used by microorganisms to metabolize sulfur.
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2014
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Three touchdowns for Rosetta's lander
(Phys.org) —After achieving touchdown on a comet for the first time in history, scientists and engineers are busy analysing this new world and the nature of the landing.
Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2014
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China reveals designs for Mars rover mission
For many space-faring nations, ambitions for Mars run broad and deep. Now, add China to the list of countries with Mars in their sights. News reports from China disclosed that country is considering a future Mars rover mission, ...
Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2014
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Artificial muscle capable of 'remembering' movements developed
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed artificial muscles which can learn and recall specific movements, the first time that motion control and memory have been combined in a synthetic material.
Materials Science
Nov 14, 2014
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Comet lander starts drilling; batteries a worry (Update)
The good news: The spacecraft that landed on a comet has begun drilling beneath the surface to see what secrets the celestial body can reveal.
Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2014
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DARPA-funded inflatable robotics helps spark idea for silver screen star
The giant, balloon-like inflatable robot named Baymax in Disney's Big Hero 6 has its roots in real-world research conducted by iRobot Corporation, Carnegie Mellon University and Otherlab under DARPA's Maximum Mobility Manipulation ...
Robotics
Nov 14, 2014
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Preparing local schools for teaching evolution in the classroom
When did life first appear on Earth? What does evolution say about the existence of humans? The topic of evolution has been added to the Year Six primary school curriculum and will be mandatory in all schools across the UK ...
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2014
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Three-dimensional microtechnology with origami folding art
Antoine Legrain, doctoral degree candidate at the University of Twente, has developed a method to design microtechnology in three dimensions. The existing mini-electronics in computers and smartphones, for example, is strongly ...
Nanophysics
Nov 14, 2014
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Hair-degrading fungus comes under the microscope
A forensic biologist has revealed some process involved in hair degradation previously associated with the dead can exist in hairs on the living.
Other
Nov 14, 2014
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How researchers are resurrecting antique musical instruments
In our modern age of specialization, it is increasingly rare to find the kind of individual who, in another age, would have been known as a Renaissance man or a polymath. The likes of Leonardo da Vinci, recognized for his ...
Engineering
Nov 14, 2014
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